universal digital library
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The universal digital library is a conceptual global repository aiming to provide seamless, searchable access to all recorded human knowledge in digital form.
Aliases (1)
- Open Library ×1
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept
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digital library concept → |
| aimsTo |
eliminate economic barriers to information access
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eliminate geographic barriers to information access → enable full-text search across all documents → support long-term preservation of digital content → support multilingual access → |
| benefits |
educators
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general public → policy makers → researchers → students → |
| enables |
data-driven humanities research
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large-scale text mining → lifelong learning → remote learning → |
| facesChallenge |
copyright restrictions
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digital preservation risks → funding constraints → language diversity → technical scalability → unequal global internet access → |
| hasFeature |
global repository
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seamless access → searchable access → |
| hasGoal |
provide access to all recorded human knowledge
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| hasMedium |
digital form
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| hasScope |
all recorded human knowledge
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| hasStakeholder |
archives
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governments → libraries → museums → publishers → research institutions → technology companies → |
| inspiredBy |
Alexandrian library ideal
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traditional libraries → |
| involves |
digitization of audiovisual materials
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digitization of born-digital materials → digitization of print materials → |
| relatedTo |
digital libraries
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digital preservation → global knowledge commons → information retrieval → knowledge preservation → mass digitization projects → open access → |
| requires |
advanced search technologies
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high-bandwidth network connectivity → interoperability standards → large-scale storage infrastructure → metadata standards → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Docuverse
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hasAlternativeName |
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Brewster Kahle
("Open Library")
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notableProject |